Ray Allen, Gerald Green Reenergized; Lead Heat & Suns to Victory Abner Jackson III Monday, March 17, 2014 Scoreboard, The Game Ray Allen came off the bench to score 25 points to help lead the Miami Heat to a 113-104 victory over the Houston Rockets. Allen made 7 out of 11 shots, 7 out of 7 free throws and was 4-for-6 from the 3-point line. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade each had 24 points for the Heat. Wade had a game-high 7 assists. Chris Bosh had 18 points and a team-high 8 rebounds for the Heat. James Harden scored a game-high 30 points for the Rockets and Dwight Howard had a double-double for the Rockets with 21 points and 14 rebounds to go along with 5 assists. The Rockets went on scoring drought after taking the lead 102-98 with 4:26 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Rockets finally scored again on free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining. The Heat improved to 45-19 and the Rockets are 44-22 and have lost three games in a row. Gerald Green came off the bench to score a team-high 28 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 121-113 victory over the Toronto Raptors. Markieff Morris came off the bench with a double-double for the Suns with 16 points and 14 rebounds. The Suns had an impressive six players in double-figures and two players with 9 points each. Kyle Lowry had a team-high 28 points, a game-high 13 assists and 5 rebounds for the Raptors. Starting forwards Terrance Ross scored 22 points and Amir Johnson scored 20 points each for the Raptors. DeMar DeRozan had 17 points, 7 assists, 4 steals and 4 rebounds for the Raptors. The Suns improve to 38-28 and the Raptors are 37-28. The Suns are only one game behind the Memphis Grizzlies for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Photos courtesy of Bleacher Report and AZCentral.com.
